There’s a real advantage in bringing in an outsider to deliver media training for your organisation. And if you do have a ‘Head of Comms’ or someone similar already known to you, we’ll happily work alongside them when we’re delivering media training to your team. Here’s our MD and media Read more…
In our media training sessions, you’ll discover the tricks journalists use to make you say things you don’t mean to in order to make their stories look more interesting. A particular favourite is to force you into a defensive position, with a question such as ‘Isn’t this a shocking waste Read more…
I haven’t worked with them and don’t support their methods but I am convinced there’s much to learn and some things to admire about the Insulate Britain communications and media strategy. I have to say I’m glad I don’t live in any of the areas where they are currently protesting Read more…
One of the biggest challenges in corporate comms is recognising when you’ll be able to ride a storm out and when serious change is required, eg someone heads for the exit. What matters most is the ongoing stability and security of the organisation, protecting its reputation and the values it Read more…
Check out our ‘Events‘ page for full details of all our upcoming open courses. We have tickets available now for sessions on Instagram and TikTok Reels, An Introduction To Live Streaming, and this course, our 2 hour evening session to help your business achieve free, positive publicity in newspapers and Read more…
Every year, Comsteria’s Colin Kelly delivers media relations training sessions to participants from a wide range of business, from all sorts of sectors. But what do we do? Who is it for? How does it help? In this short video, Colin explains what a typical media relations training session might Read more…
We all benefit from a greater understanding of the media. In my previous career as a broadcast journalist, I saw first hand how some business owners were able to build powerful, mutually beneficial relationships with media professionals and enjoy the benefits of a high profile for themselves. Whether you are Read more…
Whether the nature of your organisation means the mainstream media can’t help but take an interest, or you’re keen to secure coverage to raise awareness of your brand; getting what you want from newspapers, magazines, journals and radio and television is much easier if you’ve built a mutually beneficial relationship Read more…
Nicola Sturgeon wins because she’s smart. Even her harshest critic would have to agree Scotland’s First Minister is a shrewd operator, and it comes as no great surprise to those of us who have followed her career over the last couple of decades. Her experience of top level politics both Read more…
There’s a trend in many large organisations and it’s certainly true in some governments and political parties. When they’re looking for support with media relations and crisis communications – they get their pals in. The ex director, the well liked senior member of staff that’s now out on their own, Read more…